A User's Guide to the Brain: Perception, Attention, and the Four Theaters of the Brain - Rilegato

Ratey M.D., John J.

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ISBN 10: 0679453091 ISBN 13: 9780679453093

Casa editrice: Pantheon, 2001

Riassunto

An accessible resource to the structure and chemistry of the brain explains how its systems shape our perceptions, feelings, and behaviors while outlining his theory of the dynamic interaction between the four major brain systems. 40,000 first printing.

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Recensione

"The brain is subject to the same kinds of influences and dysfunctions as other organs. Like a set of muscles, it responds to use and disuse by either growing and remaining vital or decaying, and thus, for the first time, we are learning to see mental weaknesses as physical systems in need of training and practice. The brain is a dynamic, highly sensitive yet robust system that may adapt, for better or worse, to almost any element of its environment. If we are going to set about training our brains to succeed in the world, we certainly need to learn about the various factors that can influence brain functions."

                                                                               --From A User's Guide to the Brain

L'autore

John J. Ratey, M.D., is associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is the co-author of Driven to Distraction, Answers to Distraction, and Shadow Syndromes. He lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Pantheon
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0679453091
• ISBN 13: 9780679453093
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 416